She tells herself that Sharif will be by her side, and that maybe her father is right and Ireland isn't the terrible place she's made it out to be. If she ever was forced to return, she fears she would revert to the mousey downtrodden woman she once was.But when her father suggests a family road trip along Ireland's famous Wild Atlantic Way, she hasn't the heart to turn him down. The new, confident and happy Carmel only exists on the cosmopolitan streets of Britain's capital. As far as she's concerned, the sadness of her past can stay back in Ireland, where it belongs.For Carmel, Ireland only means misery, loneliness and fear and she never wants to return. She has a wonderful marriage, a rewarding career and a great bunch of friends. ‘In the style of Maeve Binchy and Frank McCourt, Jean Grainger is destined to become one of the great Irish storytellers.’Roberta Kagan, Bestselling author of With All My Love, DietrichAs long as Carmel stays in London, nothing can happen to shatter her perfect life.

No profanity or violence, just a great story well told. ’'Good old-fashioned storytelling at it’s best. These characters feel like friends and I hate to leave them at the end.’'I love Ireland and everything Irish, I can’t afford to go there, so this is the next best thing. What reviewers say:‘Jean Grainger is rapidly becoming my favourite author. Her birth mother has offered her a lifeline from beyond the grave in the form of handsome, charming and kind Dr Sharif Khan.He's offering her a new life in London, one he assures her that her birth mother Dolly would want her to take, but the decision must be hers.Ī life filled with joy, friendship and the legacy of her mother’s enduring love for her awaits.But can Carmel do it and scandalise the parish? Can she finally realise her own worth and live her life on her own terms?The Future’s Not Ours to See is the next book in the Carmel Sheehan Story. She didn’t even need to speak to him, in fact, he preferred that she didn't.But, as her fortieth birthday approaches, Carmel knows the change must be now or never.

Life as Mrs Sheehan should be bearable, all she had to do was look after the house and cook Bill’s meals.

‘In the style of Maeve Binchy and Frank McCourt, Jean Grainger is destined to become one of the great Irish storytellers.’Roberta Kagan, Bestselling author of With All My Love, DietrichAs someone raised in an orphanage, Carmel knows she should be grateful for a roof over her head and a respectable family, but she would love nothing more than to escape Birr, Co Offaly and get away from her husband, the monosyllabic Bill and his horrible sister forever.

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